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HDCD

Here's a (probably) dumb question. Does anyone make a player that plays SACD AND decodes HDCD? 
I guess HDCD failed in the marletplace. Too bad. The few I have actually sound better...even when played on an old Sony boy ray player...than many of my SACDs played on my good player. I do have an older NAD cd player that decodes HDCD in a second system but I don't can't move it into the main system every time i want to hear n HDCD. Having 1 player to do both would be ideal.

secretguy
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^I believe all but the last generation of Oppo’s were capable of HDCD decoding. HDCD’s will play on standard CD players, but without the benefit of the HDCD decoding.
I’m a fan of HDCD. Some of my best sounding discs are RR HDCD’s.
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kr4
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JRiver will handle both.  Just rip the discs to files..................
secretguy OP
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Yes...RR will playing anything. As I said, even on standard players, RR stuff is great. But when decoded...wow...
achipo
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Yep, Oppo 105 does it.  I can also stream it via an HDMI cable from my Oppo 105 through a D.BOB to my Holo Audio DAC.  And yes, Reference Recordings are some of the best in redbook and even better in HDCD.
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riaa_award_collectors_on_facebook
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Thats the ticket Achipo....The Oppo 105 as a transport and then the D.BOB Box to the Best Dac you have. (Esoteric for me)
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